[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 47 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 12182-12183] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-6049] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE National Institute of Justice [OJP (NIJ)-1215] RIN 1121-ZB49 National Institute of Justice Corrections and Law Enforcement Family Support Solicitation for Research, Evaluation, Development, and Demonstration Projects
Agency
Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Justice.
Action
Notice of Solicitation.
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Summary
Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of Justice ``FY 1999 Corrections and Law Enforcement Family Support Solicitation for Research, Evaluation, Development and Demonstration Projects.''
Dates
Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business June 14, 1999.
Addresses
National Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531.
For Further Information Contact
For a copy of the solicitation, please call NCJRS 1-800-851-3420. For general information about application procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center 1-800-421-6770.
Supplementary Information
Authority
This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Secs. 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23 (1994).
Background
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) requests proposals for research, evaluation, development, and demonstration projects in response to Title XXI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 in which Congress established the Law Enforcement Family Support Program. In support of this program NIJ is calling for proposals to: 1. Develop, demonstrate, and test innovative stress prevention or treatment programs for State or local law enforcement and/or correctional personnel and their families. 2. Conduct research on the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of stress experienced by correctional or law enforcement officers and their families, or to evaluate the effectiveness of law enforcement and/or correctional officer stress prevention or treatment programs.
3. Develop, demonstrate, and test effective ways to change law enforcement or correctional agency policies, practices, and organizational culture to ameliorate stress experienced by law enforcement and correctional officers and their families. Grants totaling approximately $830,000 will be made available under this solicitation for periods of generally 18 months, although longer award periods may be considered. The Act specifies that a grant to a State or local law enforcement agency may not exceed $100,000 and that a grant to an organization representing law enforcement or correctional personnel may not exceed $250,000. Funds under this program may be used to supplement existing stress-reduction or employee assistance programs. Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``Corrections and Law Enforcement Family Support Solicitation for Research, Evaluation, Development, and Demonstration Projects'' (refer to document no. SL000329). For World Wide Web access, connect to either NIJ at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding.htm, or the NCJRS Justice Information Center at www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#nij. Jeremy Travis, Director, National Institute of Justice. [FR Doc. 99-6049 Filed 3-10-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-18-P
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